Just Fi

Lullaby

By Just Fi | Published: May 16, 2012

This tutorial was written by Fiona Pomfrett on May 16th 2012.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental. Do not copy and paste this tutorial anywhere on the net.
Scripting and translating of this tutorial is strictly forbidden.

Supplies needed:
PSP – I used X4 but any version will do
Animation Shop
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice – I used Buffet Script
WSL_Mask219 by Chelle
Eye Candy 5: Nature – Ripples
Lullaby kit by CreationzByJo (a DSI exclusive kit) or kit of choice

I used the awesome artwork of Helena Reis
You will need a license from DSI to use her work.
Please do not use Helena’s work without purchasing a license first

Let’s Start
Open a new canvas 400×400 and flood fill with white
Open the Heart Ribbon and resize to 400 pixels high
Copy and paste as a new layer onto your canvas
Move the heart down slightly, don’t worry about the ‘tails’ of the ribbon

Select your ‘Change to target’ brush (located in a drop down next to your paint brush)

Set your foreground to a color of choice from your tube
Recolor the heart ribbon

Open the Pond and resize to 350 pixels wide
Copy and paste as a new layer
Move below the Heart Ribbon on the layer palette
Position the pond so the base of the heart ribbon sits in the center
Grab your selection tool with these settings:
Selection type: Rectangle / Mode: Add (Shift) / Feather: 0 / Anti-Alias: checked
Draw a selection round the ‘tails’ of the heart ribbon

Selections, Modify, Feather by 5 pixels
Making sure you have the Heart Ribbon layer active
Press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None
Reposition the Heart Ribbon if needed

Still with the Heart Ribbon layer the active one
Grab your magic wand with these settings:
Mode: Add (Shift) / Match Mode: RGB Value / Tolerance & Feather: 0 / Contiguous & Anti-Alias: checked
Select inside the heart
Selections, Modify, expand by 2 pixels
Add a new raster layer, move below the Heart Ribbon layer
Copy and paste a paper of choice into the selection – I used paper 3
Selections, None

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
Position within the heart
Resizing if needed
Add a drop shadow of choice I used:
V: 2 / H: 7 / Opacity: 75 / Blur: 14.85 / Color: Black

With your selection tool (same settings as before)
Draw a selection round any tube that is at the top of the heart

Selections, Promote selection to layer
Move the promoted layer to the top of the layer palette
On the original tube layer, press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None
Erase any tube that is below the Heart Ribbon

Open a set of the DoodleFlowers, I used DoodleFlowers2
Copy and paste as a new layer
Move to the top of your layer palette
Position on the right hand side
I erased one of the flowers but this is optional
Duplicate and Image, Mirror
Erase all but one flower on the left hand side
Add a drop shadow of choice to both sets of DoodleFlowers I used
V&H: 2 / Opacity: 65 / Blur: 5 / Color: Grey (#404040)

Open the LullabyString and resize to 350 pixels wide
Copy and paste as a new layer
Position so it looks like it’s attached to 2 of your doodle flowers
You may have to move the flowers slightly
Apply the same drop shadow to this layer as you did to your doodle flowers
Activate the Heart Ribbon and add the same drop shadow

Activate your white background and add a new raster layer
Selections, All
Copy and paste another paper of choice into the selection – I used paper 12
Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load from Disk
Look for WSL_Mask219 or a mask of choice
Source luminance, Fit to layer and Hide all mask all checked
Layers, Merge, Merge Group

Move the masked layer up and to the right slightly
Duplicate this layer
Move the duplicate over to the left
Hide the white background and crop away any excess canvas
Unhide the white background again

Activate your pond layer
Add 3 new raster layers name them R1, R2 and R3
Activate R3
Effects, Plugins, Eye Candy5: Nature – Ripples
Under settings choose Raindrops in Clean Puddles
Under Basic, use the settings below

Repeat the Ripples on layers R2 and R1 making sure you press the Random Seed button on each one
Activate your pond layer
Selections, All, Float, Defloat
Selections, Invert
Activate R1 and press delete
Do the same for R2 and R3
Then hide layers R2 and R3
Change the blend mode on all 3 R layers to Soft Light

Select your text tool ad choose your font
Set your foreground to null, background to a color of choice (#406F84)
Create as vector and Anti-Alias both checked
Add your name and position where it looks best
When happy with size and placement, convert to raster
Add a drop shadow of choice I used:
V&H: 2 / Opacity: 65 / Blur: 5 / Color: light shade of my text color (#9BB5BF)

Add your artists copyrights, scrap credits and your own taggers watermark as a new layer

Ensure layers R2 and R3 are hidden
Edit, Copy Special, Copy Merged
Open up Animation Shop (AS)
Edit, Paste as a new animation

Back to PSP
Hide R1 and unhide R2
Edit, Copy Special, Copy Merged
Over to AS
Edit, Paste after current frame

Back to PSP
Hide R2 and unhide R3
Edit, Copy Special, Copy Merged
Over to AS
Edit, Paste after current frame

Staying in AS
Edit, Select All
Animation, Frame Properties – set this to 25
Save as a gif file
All Done

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Posted in Tutorials | Tagged 2012 Tuts, Animated, Creative Team, DreamScape Imaging, Helena Reis, Scraps by CBJ | Leave a comment

Laters, Baby

By Just Fi | Published: May 14, 2012

This tutorial was written by Fiona Pomfrett on May 14th 2012.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental. Do not copy and paste this tutorial anywhere on the net.
Scripting and translating of this tutorial is strictly forbidden.

Supplies needed:
PSP – I used X4 but any version will do
Tube of Choice
Fonts of Choice – I used LD Remington Portable & Simply Glamorous
Eye Candy 4000 – Gradient Glow
50 Shades Bundle by DesignsBySarah

I used the awesome artwork of Keith Garvey
You will need a license from PTE to use his work.
Please do not use Keith’s work without purchasing a license first

Let’s Start
Open a new canvas 400×400 and flood fill with white
Open Shades Frame 1 from the kit, resize to 350 pixels wide
Copy and paste as a new layer onto your white canvas
Image, Free Rotate, Right by 90 degrees

Open your paper of choice I used Darker paper 2
Copy and paste as a new layer
Move below your frame layer on your layer palette
With your freehand selection tool (settings below)
Selection type: Point to point / Mode: Add (Shift) / Feather & Smoothing: 0 / Anti-Alias: checked
Draw a selection round the edge of your frame
Selections, Invert
Ensure you are on the paper layer, press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None

Open Darker Print 2, resize to 350 pixels high
Copy and paste as a new layer
Move below the paper layer
Position over to the left of you canvas
Erase any parts that show on the right hand side of your frame

Open Darker Print 1 and resize to 375 pixels wide
Copy and paste as a new layer
Image, Free Rotate, Right 90 degrees
Position so its sticking out from teh right side of the frame

Open Shades Branch 3, resize by 60%
Copy and paste as a new layer
Position over the black print on the left hand side
Add a drop shadow of choice I used:
V&H: 2 / Opacity: 70 / Blur: 8.91 / Color: Black
Erase any parts to the right or bottom of the frame

Open Shades Branch 1
Copy and paste as a new layer
Position over the print on the right
Add the same drop shadow
I selected one leaf and promoted to layer
I then moved that layer above the frame
Erase any parts to the left and bottom of your frame

Activate the paper layer
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
Resize if needed
Erase any parts of the tube that are outside the frame
Duplicate your tube

On the original
Effects, Plugins, Xero – Porcelain use the default settings
Change the blend mode to Luminance (legacy)
On the copy
Change the blend mode to Soft Light and lower the opacity to about 60

Add any additional elements to make your tag YOURS
Add the same drop shadow to each element
Activate the frame and add the drop shadow

Select your text tool and choose a bold font
Set your foreground to null, background to a color of choice
Create as vector and Anti-Alias both checked
Add your name
Add the same drop shadow as used on your elements

Change your font to a scripty one
Set your background to another color of choice, keep your foreground on null
Add your name again
Position over your previous name
Convert to raster
Effects, Plugins, Eye Candy 4000 – Gradient Glow

Add the same drop shadow again

Add your artists copyrights, scrap credits and your own taggers watermark as a new layer
Delete the white background
Crop away any excess canvas
Save as a jpg/png
All Done

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Posted in Tutorials | Tagged 2012 Tuts, Creative Team, Keith Garvey, PSP Tubes Emporium, Scraps by Designs by Sarah | Leave a comment

Melody Tutorial & Snags

By Just Fi | Published: May 13, 2012

This tutorial was written by Fiona Pomfrett on May 13th 2012.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental. Do not copy and paste this tutorial anywhere on the net.
Scripting and translating of this tutorial is strictly forbidden.

Supplies needed:
PSP – I used X4 but any version will do
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice – I used Champignon
Lokas Software – 3D Shadow
Eye Candy 4000 – Gradient Glow
Mask 2 by Foxy
Kit of Choice – I used Let The Music Play by Pimp’d Designz

I used the awesome artwork of Suzanne Woolcott
You will need a license from Gorjuss Art to use her work, the tube I used I purchased when Suzanne was with AMI
Please do not use Suzanne’s work without purchasing a license first

Let’s Start
Open a new canvas 400×400 and flood fill with white
Open Ribbon 3 from the kit
Resize to 350 pixels wide
Copy and paste as a new layer

Select your freehand selection tool with these settings:
Selection type: Point to point / Mode: Add (shift) / Feather & Smoothing: 0 / Anti-Alias: checked
Carefully draw a selection round the center area of the ribbon

Add a new raster layer
Now open a paper of choice from the kit I used paper 8
Copy and paste into the selection
Selections, None

Add another new raster layer, move below the paper layer
Flood fill with a color of choice from your tube
Activate the paper layer
Selections, All, Float, Defloat
Selections, Invert
On your color layer press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None
Change the blend mode of your paper layer to Luminance (legacy)

Activate your white background layer
Open the Music Notes from the kit
Resize to 350 pixels wide
Copy and paste as a new layer
Using your Manual Color Correction tool {mini tut here}
Recolor to match your tube

Duplicate this layer
On the copy
Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur – Radius of 3

Open the Piano Keys from the kit
Resize by 50%
Copy and paste as a new layer
Move above your ribbon layer
Position towards the bottom of the ribbon (see finished tag for ref)
Add a drop shadow of choice I used
V&H: 2 / Opacity: 75 / Blur: 10.85 / Color: Dark Grey (#202020)

Activate your white background layer
Open the word art from the kit
Resize by 70%
Copy and paste as a new layer onto your canvas
Move towards the top of the canvas
Duplicate and the move the copy towards the bottom of your canvas
Lower the opacity on both word art layers to about 50

Optional – add the word art again as new layer
Move above your paper layer
Change the blend mode to soft light
Activate the paper layer
Selections, All, Float, Defloat
Selections, Invert
On the word art layer we just added, press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Move below the Ribbon layer
Effects, Plugins, Lokas Software – 3D Shadow

Grab your selection tool with these settings
Selection type: Rectangle / Mode: Add (Shift) / Feather: 0 / Anti-Alias: Checked
Draw a selection round the top of your tube that sits below the ribbon
Selections, Promote selection to layer
Move the promoted layer above the ribbon layer
On the original tube layer, press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None
Erase any part of the tube that is below the piano/ribbon frame

Activate your white background layer
Add a new raster layer
Selections, All
Open another paper of choice – I used paper 9
Copy and paste into selection
Selections, None
Recolor the paper if needed

I added a new raster layer (below the paper layer) and flood filled with a color from my tube
I then changed the blend mode of my paper layer to Luminance
With the paper layer active
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
Or you can use the Manual Color Correction tool

Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from disk
Look for Mask2FoxysDesignz or one of choice
Source luminance, Fit to layer and Hide all mask checked
Layers, Merge, Merge Group
Lower the opacity to about 75

Activate the top layer on your layer palette
Select your text tool and choose your font
Create as vector and Anti-Alias both checked
Foreground set to null, background to a color of choice from your tube/tag
Add your name
Position where happy and convert to raster
I added an Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow but this is optional

Add a drop shadow of choice I used the same as on the Piano Keys

Add your artists copyrights, scrap credits and your own taggers watermark as a new layer

Delete the white background layer
Save as a jpg/png
All Done

I also made some matching snags, which you can find Here

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Posted in Snags, Tutorials | Tagged 2012 Tuts, Creative Team, Gorjuss, Scraps by Pimp'd Designz, Suzanne Woolcott | Leave a comment

Me & My Thoughts

By Just Fi | Published: May 12, 2012

This tutorial was written by Fiona Pomfrett on May 12th 2012.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental. Do not copy and paste this tutorial anywhere on the net.
Scripting and translating of this tutorial is strictly forbidden.

Supplies needed:
PSP – I used X4 but any version will do
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice – I used SKBFont (PTU included in this CU pack here)
MuRa’s Meister – Copies
Lokas Software – 3D Shadow
Eye Candy 4000 – Gradient Glow
Mask 208 by Chelle
Shape Outline of choice – I used a Cloud from a CU Random Doodle pack by DesignsBySarah

I used the awesome artwork of Regan Kubecek
You will need a license from DSI to use her work.
Please do not use Regan’s work without purchasing a license first

Let’s Start
Open a new canvas 400×400 and flood fill with white
Copy and paste your shape outline as a new layer
Using your Manual Color Correction tool {mini tut here}
Recolor your shape to match your tube of choice
Duplicate this layer

On the copy
Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur – Radius set to 3
On the original
Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise
Gaussian & Monochrome: checked / Noise: 25
Add Noise again but change the settings
Random & Monochrome: checked / Noise: 15

Activate your white background layer
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
Effects, Plugins, MuRa’s Meister – Copies
Choose the Wall Paper (rotate) settings
Adjust, Blur, Motion Blur
Angle: 63 / Strength: 65
Repeat the Motion Blur again

Duplicate this layer
Hide the original for now

Select your magic wand with these settings:
Mode: Add (Shift) / Match Mode: RGB Value / Tolerance & Feather: 0 / Contiguous & Anti-Alias: Checked
Activate your shape layer
Click outside with your magic wand
Selections, Modify, Expand by 2 pixels
Activate the copy of your blurred layer
Press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
Resize if needed
Duplicate and move the copy above both shape layers
On the copy
Erase the parts you want inside the shape
On the original layer
Erase any parts that are outside your shape

Activate the copy of tube again
Effects, Plugins, Lokas Software- 3D Shadow

Crop your canvas back to 400×400
Unhide your blurred MuRa’s layer
Resize by 90%, all layers unchecked

Select your text tool and choose your font
Set your foreground to null, background to a dark color of choice
Create as vector and Anti-Alias both checked
Type out your message of choice I wrote
‘me and my thoughts‘
Repeat the text until it covers your whole canvas
Objects, Align, Center in Canvas
Convert to raster

Activate your blurred MuRa’s layer
Selections, All, Float, Defloat
Selections, Invert
Activate your text layer and press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None
Change the blend mode on your text layer to Luminance (legacy)
Reduce the opacity to about 70
Layers, Merge, Merge Down

Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from disk
Look for WSL_Mask208 or one of choice
Source luminance, Fit to layer and Hide all mask checked
Layers, Merge, Merge Group

Grab your text tool again
Activate the copy of MuRa’s (that fills your shape)
Add your text again so it fills the shape
I increased the size slightly
Objects, Align, Center in Canvas
Convert to raster
Activate the fill layer again
Selections, All, Float, Defloat
Selections, Invert
Activate your text layer and press delete on your keyboard
Selections, None
Change the blend mode on your text to Soft Light (or one of choice)

Activate your top tube layer
Text tool at the ready
Change your background color to another color of choice
Add your name
Position where it looks best and convert to raster

Effects, Plugins, Eye Candy 6: Text Selection – Gradient Glow

Now add a drop shadow of choice I used
V&H: 2 / Opacity: 60 / Blur: 10.85 / Color: Grey (#202020)

Activate the original shape layer
Add a drop shadow of choice
I used the same as above but changed the opacity to 75

Add your artists copyrights and your own taggers watermark
Delete you white background layer
Crop away any excess canvas
Save as a jpg/png
All Done

Another sample using the art of PinUpToons, who is licensed through CDO. Font used is Just Me Again Down Here and the shape is another from the same CU Pack